All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 56
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NewsC4 hunts specialist factual formats
DOCFEST: Channel 4 commissioner David Glover has claimed that the broadcaster was not “running up the white flag” in its hunt for specialist factual formats to follow Inside Nature’s Giants.
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NewsITV nets French Open until 2018
ITV has fought off competition from the BBC to hold on to the French Open until 2018.
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NewsOlly Lambert prepares latest Dispatches
Bafta-award winning director Olly Lambert is preparing to embark on his latest Dispatches project for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 boost to fledgling indies
Channel 4 is stepping up its support for grass-roots production companies by linking up with MeWe360 to offer business advice, training and funding opportunities.
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NewsITV Studios launches US drama indie
ITV Studios’ US arm has inked a joint venture deal with Prison Break producer Marty Adelstein to launch a comedy and drama production company.
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NewsCrozier hints at Encore strategy
Adam Crozier has hinted that ITV Encore’s original commissioning strategy will put an emphasis on high-quality dramas that might be too niche for the main channel.
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NewsOfcom answers calls to clarify placement rules
Ofcom has clarified rules governing how broadcasters can use product placement following industry calls for greater guidance.
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NewsITV to mix comedy and reality for hen night series
Upcoming female comedians are to gatecrash hen parties around the country for a new genre-bending format for ITV2.
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NewsRemarkable hones focus with gameshow arm launch
Remarkable Television will increase its focus on entertainment, factual and reality shows after launching a division dedicated to gameshows.
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NewsITV to 'rest' Law and Order: UK
The future of long-running ITV drama Law and Order: UK has been thrown into doubt after Bradley Walsh announced he was leaving the series.
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NewsEndemol launches gameshow arm
Endemol UK is to ramp up its gameshow output with the launch of a dedicated division led by James Fox.
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NewsUS ad deal may reach UK
An attempt by US broadcasters to alter advertising payment structures to account for PVR recording and VoD viewing may have a knock-on effect in the UK, according to analysts.
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RatingsEngland friendly nets 8.3m for ITV
FRIDAY: England’s last match on home soil before departing for Brazil peaked with more than 8.3m viewers, forcing Have I Got News For You to a series low.
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NewsDCD revenue hit by US slowdown
DCD Media revenue dipped by £2m last year, as the firm was hit by reduced output from its US production arm.
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NewsOfcom reveals board additions
Former C4 non-executive director Stephen Hill has been confirmed as one of three new appointments to Ofcom’s board.
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NewsSky promotes comedy exec Boyer
Sky’s Ben Boyer has been promoted to commissioning editor of comedy to replace the ITV-bound Saskia Schuster.
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NewsITV snares Sky’s Schuster to head up comedy
ITV has hired Yonderland commissioner Saskia Schuster to lead its continued push into original comedy.
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NewsC4 shores up comedy team
Channel 4 has beefed up its comedy commissioning team in an effort to improve indie relations by “significantly” reducing pitch response times.
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NewsBectu aims to break grips pay ‘stand-off’
Bectu has invited senior production managers at the BBC and ITV to a meeting overseen by arbitration service Acas as it attempts to break the long-running “stand-off” over pay for specialist drama production staff.
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NewsTalkback unveils fresh senior management team
Talkback has assembled a new-look senior management team after naming Leon Wilson as its permanent managing director.